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Old 06-21-2011, 07:11 PM
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Re: weird power issue

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Originally Posted by jeffs92svx View Post
We went to the beach for a week and when we got back the battery was dead on the svx. Well I jumped it and everything was fine for a while. Within the last few days my wife will go to get in the car to go to work and there is no power whatsoever, just like a completely dead battery. Well, i went out a couple of hours later and it started right up, all kinds of battery power. This has happened twice, both times in the morning. Both times, now power at all, no lights or anything come on, then a little later it will fire right up. Anyone else ever had this happen? Thanks.
When there is absolutely no power, then it reappears to be OK, it sounds like the battery terminal is loosing contact. The terminal gets progressive dirty, till you hit the starter and the last bit of contact heats up to open, and there is nothing. Let it cool down and it goes, but to do it again some day, till you pull it off and clean it.

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